Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth

date

thursday, January 19, 2023

time

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

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In Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth, we will take a deeper look into the Trevor Project’s CARE (Connect, Accept, Respond, Empower) concept, which will provide attendees with an interactive and intensive overview of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth, and the different environmental stressors that contribute to their heightened risk for suicide.

Penelope French from the The Trevor Project joins us to create dialogue around being an adult ally for LGBTQ youth by providing a basic framework of understanding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth and the unique challenges they often face.

Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth will take a deeper look into the Trevor Project’s CARE (Connect, Accept, Respond, Empower) concept which will provide attendees with an interactive and intensive overview of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth, and the different environmental stressors that contribute to their heightened risk for suicide.

After participating in this training, participants will be able to:

Describe various terminology within LGBTQ communities.
Explain the unique challenges facing LGBTQ youth.
Identify ways to create safer environments.
Explain the risk factors and warning signs of suicide.
Describe how to respond to a youth who is at risk for suicide and connect them to appropriate resources.
Explain how to create supportive environments for all youth that promote resiliency and decrease the risk for suicide.

3 credits/units are available for the following positions: LMFT, LCSW, LPPC, & LEP.

Certificates of attendance and completion will be provided to all.